Police: 5 die in plane crash in northwestern Ontario; 2 survivors

RED LAKE, Ontario – Ontario Provincial Police are confirming that five people have died in a plane crash in northwestern Ontario.

Police also confirm there are two survivors.

Winnipeg radio station CJOB reports the plane was operated by Bearskin Airlines.

A person who answered the phone for the Red Lake fire department late Sunday said only that the plane crashed near the airport.